Encyclopedia of African-American Civil Rights

Start with the entry on Selma to Montgomery March to be led to asterisked entries on people who participated and organized it.Reference E 185.61 .E54

Encyclopedia of African-American Culture and History
Find out more about Jimmy Lee Jackson, the voting rights marcher whose death at the hands of police inspired the Selma to Montgomery March.REF E185 .E54 2006 OR http://tinyurl.com/Enc-Af-Am-Culture-Drew

Credo Reference

Oxford African American Studies Center
The text of MLK’s “Selma March Address”: “our feet are tired, but our souls are rested…We are on the move now” and in-depth articles on related issues. http://www.oxfordaasc.com.ezproxy.drew.edu/

ILLiad

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http://www.drew.edu/library/2014/10/library-graffiti-ebola-virus#commentsFri, 17 Oct 2014 21:14:11 +0000http://www.drew.edu/library/?p=7993“An Ohio man has become infected with misinformation about the Ebola virus through casual contact with cable news, the CDC has confirmed… Once [his] condition was apparent, [he] was rushed to a public library and given a seventh-grade biology textbook, at which point he “started to stabilize,” the spokesman said.”– satirist Andy Borowitz, The New Yorker.

Disaster Information Management Resource Center

Atlas of Human Infectious Diseases

See Ebola and Marburg Virus Disease (p. 208-9), in this ebook for “information on the pathogen, disease transmission, incubation time, clinical finding, prevention, treatment, epidemiology, main resources, and references.”http://tinyurl.com/du-atlasinfdisease

Encyclopedia of Plague and Pestilence

Need to regain your sense of proportion? A quick scan shows many more fearsome diseases of the past survived by our ancestors.REFERENCE RA 649 .E53

The (1)ne Drop Project

This online exhibit, companion to the book, “explores the ‘other’ faces of Blackness… to raise social awareness and spark community dialogue about the complexities of Blackness as both an identity and a lived reality.”http://1nedrop.com/

African-American Newspapers of the 19th Century

Black Studies Center

“…in those days, you know, you don’t know how many drops, but it didn’t matter. One drop, one drop qualified you.” – Interview with William Taylor.
Great resource for research papers, teaching aides or documenting historical experiences of Black people. Writings, references and videos:http://ezproxy.drew.edu/login?url=../login/bsc

Ethnic NewsWatch

Search the contributions of minorities in scholarship, culture, religion, activism and more. Gain access to unique and relevant perspectives about the issues most concerning ethnic groups and minorities. http://tinyurl.com/DrewEthnicNewsWatch

Other Online Reference books…

These are multiplying at an alarming rate. They include Encyclopedia of Religion, Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church, Encyclopedia of Social Work and many others. See the library’s guide to e-books here:http://www.drew.edu/library/research/e-books

Brill’s Encyclopedia of Hinduism

Kaleidoscopic in approach—topical, geographical, biographical—this 6-volume work is still in process. Note especially the articles, “Gender” in v. 4, and “Feminism,” v. 5.Ref BL1105 .B75

Defending Same-Sex Marriage

The 2nd volume of this collection of essays is titled Same-Sex Marriage and Religion. See the “Introduction,” also “Historical Reflections on Marriage Equality in America.”306.8480973 D323d vol. 2

The Encyclopedia of Christian Literature

Divided between topical and biographical entries, this 2 volume work spans from Apocalyptic to Women’s Literature. See especially the essay, “Liturgies.”Ref BR 117.3 .E53 vol. 1

Encyclopedia of Religion and Nature

Explorations of a key intersection, these essays re-envision the command to “subdue” the earth (Genesis 1:28). See “Spinoza, Baruch” and the “Wise Use Movement.”Ref BL31 .E465; also online with Oxford Reference Online

New Handbook of Christian Theologians

Some of the most influential theologians of the 20th century receive appreciative treatment here. See “Mary Daly,” Drew’s 2006 Nelle Morton honorary lecturer.Ref BT28 .N48

New Interpreter’s Handbook of Preaching

Here the essays are topically arranged, under such headings as “Bible,” “Ethics,” “Poetics.” See “Gender, Race, and Ethnicity” in the section “Social Location.”Ref BV4211.3 .N49

Oxford Encyclopedia of Biblical Interpretation

Expert guide to the diversifying world of Bible reading, from “Historical Criticism” to “Postcolonial Biblical Interpretation.” Note the Consultants named on page [ii].Ref BS511.3 .O88

Yivo Encyclopedia of Jews in Eastern Europe

An encyclopedic testament to a once richly diverse life, still vivid in cultural memory. See especially the articles, “Litvak,” “Misnagdim,” and “Satmar Hasidic Dynasty.”Ref DS135 .E8 Y578

Greg Laden’s blog post explaining how the ongoing presence of the Polar Vortex over the United States is compatible with a warming arctic has been posted and reposted on Facebook: http://bit.ly/1gbZ9TN.

Encyclopedia of the Arctic

So what is the “Polar Vortex”? Look here to see how this pressure system works and why we’re glad that only a part of it broke off to come south to us. Check out “Global Change Effects” and “Global Warming” for early statistics.

REF G606 .E49 2005

Jimmy Margulies on the Polar Vortex

A Complete Guide to Arctic Wildlife

While the Polar Bear is the face of the Arctic, as in Jimmy Margulies’ Polar Vortex cartoon: http://www.cagle.com/2014/01/polar-vortex/, Artic inhabitants also include Marmots, Narwhals, Teals, Skuas, Snow Buntings, Hares, Lemmings, Lynxes, Wolverines, and Walruses and Seals.

REF QL695 .S25 2006

Encyclopedia of the Biosphere

The section “Winter all year round” in volume 9 of this set covers environment & ecology of the polar and tundra regions. There’s more there than you’d think.

REF GF 75 .B5613 1999, v. 9

Historical Atlas of the Arctic

Before the Arctic came to us, explorers sought a passage through it to the Indies. Browse this beautifully-illustrated volume to learn what they found.

REF G 1056 .S12 H39

Encyclopedia of Global Change

For a very technical take on changes to the arctic “Tundra,” “Global Warming,” “Atmospheric Chemistry” and “Weather Forecasting,” look here.

REF 149 .E47 2002 or online at http://bit.ly/1eLPzad

Credo Reference

Use Credo’s new image search to find arctic related pictures in online reference books, check out the Topic page on “Arctic regions” or just search “arctic” to find “Arctic Games,” arctic animals, and the arctic front…

Death Gods: An Encyclopedia…

Where better to find underworld goddesses? Check out Ereshkigal, the sadistic underworld sister of Babylonian goddess Inanna, or Nephthys, hawk-headed Egyptian goddess of death AND childbirth, and her compatriot Ammut, crocodilian “Eater of the Dead.” Even the Inuit sea goddess Sedna is an underworld ruler too.REF BL 545 .A24

Legends of Earth, Sea and Sky: An Encyclopedia of Nature Myths

Here, under “Earth and Earth Gods,” get a précis of earth goddesses’ roles in creation—and destruction, as in the Hindu Devi and the Aztec Coatlicue.REF BL 435 .A53

Handbook of Norse Mythology

Hel, the Norse ruler of the nine worlds of Nilflheim and byword for the grave, was described in Snorri Sturluson’s Gylfaginning as half-blue, half-flesh color; not a pretty sight to meet in her Halls under the roots of the world tree.REF BL 860 .L56

Routledge Handbook of Greek Mythology

Some versions of the Persephone/Demeter story make Demeter merely a domineering mother—but as Erinys she was one scary lady when angry, turning people into geckos, causing them to starve to death while eating, not to mention killing all plant life. See p.125-133 for a well-grounded account of the Persephone & Demeter myths.REF BL 783 .H37

Women of Classical Mythology

Chthonia, “subterranean or goddess of the earth” was an epithet used not just by Demeter, but by Hecate, Nyx, and Melinoe; read here about them as well as Erinys, Rhea, Cybele, Gaea (mother of Titans and monsters),REF BL 715 .B445

Goddesses in World Mythology

Look up “Hell” in the index of attributes to find a host of underworld goddesses, from the Polynesian ‘chaos mother’ Po to the dead-raising Devayani of the Indian subcontinent, and the Aztec Mictecacihuatl, goddess of death.REF BL 473.5 .A66

Eid al-Adha or Eid ul-Adha, the Major Festival or Feast of the Sacrifice, is a three-day Muslim holiday commemorating Abraham’s willingness to sacrifice his son at God’s command—but it’s also the conclusion of the annual Hajj, or pilgrimage. Get started learning about it in the reference books in Credo:http://www.credoreference.com.ezproxy.drew.edu/

Encylopedia of Islam in the United States

“Eid Mubarak” is the greeting for this holiday—Have U.S. Presidents ever said it? How do American Muslims celebrate the holiday? See “Eid al-Adha” to find out.Reference BP 67 .U6 E53 2007

Ethnic Newswatch

Coverage of Eid Al-Adha from specialty news sources—everything from a U.S. furor over Best Buy wishing people “Happy Eid” in a circular to commemorative stamps, feeding of the homeless, student pilgrimages and a learned discussion of the moon sighting that is part of the timing of the festival.http://tinyurl.com/lexis-ethnicwatch

Pilgrimage, From The Ganges to Graceland: An Encyclopedia

Who knew there was so much running involved in a pilgrimage to Mecca—or that the Saudi government had remodeled the very landscape, with an air conditioned enclosure around two famous hills, for pilgrims? Read a detailed account of the hajj:Reference BL 619 .P5 D38 2002

The Atlas of Holy Places and Sacred Sites

Pages 28 and 29 of this lavishly illustrated volume are on Mecca, complete with photos of the hajj in progress, including the gorgeous Ka’ba.Reference BL 580 .W55

Encyclopedia of Islam and the Muslim World

Still trying to picture hajj? Look here for diagrams of the pilgrimage route and a floor plan of the Grand Mosque, as well as social commentary on this act of “brotherhood!”Reference BP 40 .E525 2004